The Fourth of July isn’t traditionally a gift giving holiday. However, maybe it could be.

I got this idea when we were preparing our hospitality suite at the First Book national office for our publishing partners during Book Expo America. We collected books with Washington, DC and other patriotic themes to decorate the room. I had no idea there were so many out there (I guess I hadn’t really looked).

Some examples are A is for America: An American Alphabet by Devin Scillian and Meet Our Flag, Old Glory by April Jones Prince. These books inspired me, so I decided to send some patriotically-themed books to my nephew and nieces (ages 5, 3, and 2) for the Fourth of July this year. I’d love to hear if you have any more suggestions.